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Automatic Mains Failure (AMF) Panel for a Generator Set

Approx. component budget: Rs. 6,000 - 11,000

Objective

Automate the standby power sequence with safe timings and interlocks.

What you will build

A controller that senses a mains failure, starts a generator (model) after a delay, transfers the load through an interlocked changeover, and returns to mains on recovery.

Results you can expect

• Start delay and transfer time
• Number of start attempts handled
• Mains recovery behaviour
• Interlock test showing the two sources never connect together

What you will learn

Sequencing, interlocks, standby power and safe transfer logic.

Tools and notes

Contactors with mechanical interlock, voltage sensing, ESP32/PLC, a small petrol or DC motor as the generator model. Use isolation transformers, covers and supervision.

Resume points from this project

• Built and tested Automatic Mains Failure (AMF) Panel for a Generator Set; objective: automate the standby power sequence with safe timings and interlocks.
• Measured and analysed start delay and transfer time and number of start attempts handled; wrote the report and presented the results in a viva. Add your own numbers: [x].

Replace [x] with your own measured results. Write only what you really did.

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